Zak Failla

Zak! worked as a sports editor at the Shoshone News Press in northern Idaho and as a sports writer at the Ithaca Journal before making his way to The Daily Voice. A graduate of Ithaca College's Roy H. Park School of Communication, he is a self-proclaimed cat and juggling enthusiast.

Zak Failla's Contributions

Police investigators in the area are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down a motorist who hospitalized a teenage bicyclist and took off.An 18-year-old bicyclist was struck on Route 67 in front of the entrance to Market 32 in Oxford at approximately 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon. The teen was treated for non-life-threatening injuries before being transported to St. ...

A former lawyer in the area is heading to prison for sexually exploiting a boy.Shelton resident Peter Kruzynski has been sentenced to 156 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to one count of enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. He must also pay his victim $215,000 in restitution.Kruzynski, 51, used his cell phone to text a ...

A teenager turned himself into police custody in Fairfield County after earlier being charged with the sexual assault of a minor earlier this year.The Wilton Police Department announced that on Monday, Gaston "Alex" Acosta-Rua surrendered to officers on an arrest warrant that was issued by the Stamford Superior Court for two felony counts of sexual assault.Police said that ...

Two are facing criminal charges after a verbal dispute turned physical in a New Canaan parking lot, police said.Shortly after 9 p.m. on Saturday night, members of the New Canaan Police Department were dispatched to a Lakeview Avenue apartment complex, where there was a report of a domestic dispute in the area.Police said that their investigation found that there was a fight between a ...

Several people were hospitalized following a head-on collision early Monday morning on I-95 in Stamford.A pickup truck struck an SUV on the interstate early on Monday, leaving both vehicles destroyed. The SUV was found on the median of the roadway when first responders arrived to clean up the scene.Several people were hospitalized as a result of the crash, which was near Exit 8 (Canal ...

With local and state police agencies cracking down on drunk, drugged and distracted driving, several local residents were among nearly two dozen in the area who found themselves on the wrong side of the law.As part of the STOP-DWI crackdown, State Police troopers busted several motorists for driving while intoxicated as they attempt to stop motorists from drinking and driving in the ...

The parents of one of the children slain in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are calling out Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for making his platform “a safe haven for hate.”Leonard Pozner and Veronique De La Rosa, the parents of 6-year-old Noah Pozner, one of the 20 victims in the shooting, wrote an open letter lambasting Zuckerberg, who grew up in Westchester County.In ...

Two teenagers were busted after allegedly attempting to break into a car in Fairfield County.Members of the Danbury Police Department were dispatched to Ryders Lane at approximately 7:35 a.m. on Thursday morning, where there was a report of two men attempting to enter parked cars in the area.Officers were able to eventually track down two 17-year-old suspects, who were taken into ...

A lengthy investigation into the sale of cocaine in the area led to the arrest of a man who was found with half a kilogram of cocaine.During the spring, New York State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team members conducted a narcotics investigation in Port Chester, which determined that local resident Fintan Russell was “heavily involved in the sale and distribution of ...

Several police departments in the area are warning residents to be wary of a telephone scam first reported a couple of years ago that is now once again making the rounds.Officials said that several elder residents have recently received calls from opportunistic scammers stating that their grandchild had been involved in a motor vehicle crash in New York City and needs money to avoid ...